12 September 2018 – soft-roading only, please

The Allroad might come with plenty of black plastic cladding around the bottom of its bumpers, wheel arches and down its body sides, but that hasn’t made it impervious to damage. Although I hadn’t noticed previously, there is some light scuffing to the underside of the front bumper and one of the (faux) grilles had popped out of place.

While I dare say a good scrub would dislodge the chalk that’s currently ingrained in the black plastic, the grille proved far trickier as there was no way to easily get behind it to push it back into place. Thankfully, a trip back to Audi to get a cracked side window replaced meant the grille could be massaged back into place.

The moral of this story? The Allroad might be good at dealing with slippery surfaces, but it just doesn’t have the approach angles and ground clearance needed for more serious off-road conditions.

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